Being an emperor is not something he can do, so he can only rely on his connections.

Inside the courtroom, Zhang Jingwei sat leisurely on a stool, a cup of hot tea in hand. He took a sip and slowly set the cup down. Beads of sweat covered his forehead, trickling down his cheeks and soaking his collar. He fanned himself with his collar, trying to cool down, while he gazed at the gold and jade fragments scattered across the floor, his mind brooding.

At that moment, Mu Tou hurried into the courtroom. Seeing Zhang Jingwei safe and sound, he couldn't help but complain, "Master, why didn't you call me? It's such a dangerous situation. What if something goes wrong?" Although the situation wasn't dangerous at all, Zhang Jingwei feigned composure and replied, "You're about to join the army, so I need to get used to life without you."

Mu Tou stamped his feet in frustration upon hearing this and shouted, "Master! This is completely different! No matter what, you should have informed me when encountering this situation." Zhang Jingwei shook his head helplessly and said with a smile, "Alright, alright, stop nagging me. You've even damaged the gate of the yamen. I'll pay for the compensation."

Captain Yang, standing nearby, quickly waved his hand and declined, saying, "No, no, we can fix this little thing ourselves." Just as he finished speaking, a constable came running in with a report, "Boss, Yang Xier has been brought here." Captain Yang nodded slightly and then ordered, "In that case, quickly go and invite the prefect and the deputy prefect over."

It turns out that Lu Hui and Liu Yanzhi had previously avoided the matter. Tian Cao was left battered and bruised, a horrific sight. Even Zhang Jingwei's belt was damaged in the fight. Fortunately, at a crucial moment, just as Zhang Jingwei was about to strangle Tian Cao to death, Lu Hui finally relented and agreed to reopen the case of Yang Xier's domestic violence.

Liu Yanzhi approached Lu Hui with a smile on his face and said softly, "Master Lu, don't always have that stern face. The people around here are watching you!"

Hearing this, Lu Hui raised his head and looked around. Suddenly, his expression changed drastically and he exclaimed, "Huh... Eh? Where's my door?"

Mu Tou, standing by, was about to explain something, but before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhang Jingwei. Zhang Jingwei waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Oh, it's just a piece of door panel. How can this affect the hearing of the case?"

Seeing this, Liu Yanzhi also echoed: "Forget it, forget it, let's start the trial quickly, Lu Taishou!"

At this moment, the poor Yang Xier was kneeling in the hall, and the wounded Tian Cao was lying on the ground. As for Zhang Jingwei, he was standing there upright.

Lu Hui sat in the hall, staring at Yang Xier expressionlessly, and asked coldly, "Ms. Yang, I want to ask you, how did your husband come to assault you?"

When Yang Xier heard this question, her face turned red immediately and she stammered, "Reply...Reply to my lord, I...I..." However, the rest of the words seemed to be stuck in her throat and she couldn't say them.

It turned out that Lu Hui had asked this question intentionally. You know, Yang Xier's injuries were really hard to talk about, and his purpose in doing so was nothing more than to deliberately embarrass her in public and put her in an awkward position.

Seeing Yang Xier hesitate to speak, Lu Hui pressed him again, "Yang Xier, please speak up! If you have anything to say, just say it directly. If you can't even explain this, then there's no way to verify Tian Cao's injury!"

Yang Xier bit her lip tightly, tears welling up in her eyes. She said in a trembling voice, "Sir... I am too embarrassed to talk about my injuries!"

Lu Hui glared and said sternly, "Humph, then you keep saying that Tian Cao beat you up all day long, but you can't even produce a single piece of evidence. Isn't this a naked false accusation?"

Yang Xier looked aggrieved and angry. She raised her head and looked directly at Lu Hui, shouting, "Sir, isn't the injury assessment report I submitted to you earlier sufficient to explain the problem? It clearly records the extent of the injuries I suffered!"

Lu Hui frowned, sneered, and asked, "Even if we have this injury assessment, what good will it do? How can you prove beyond a doubt that all these injuries were caused by Tian Cao?"

At this moment, Zhang Jingwei, who had been standing silently nearby, suddenly took a step forward, pointed at Tian Cao, who was now lying on the ground, and shouted, "Sir, aren't you being too picky? And just now, when I was beating this guy up, he confessed his guilt himself!"

Lu Hui raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a hint of sarcasm, and said sarcastically: "Oh? Really? But at that time, Master Zhang only used violence against Tian Cao because he wanted to stretch his muscles, and at that time we all consciously avoided it, so there was no one to testify for this!"

Hearing this, Zhang Jingwei waved his hand nonchalantly and said domineeringly, "It doesn't matter. If he dares to deny his guilt, I'll just give him another good beating."

Mu Tou, who was standing behind Zhang Jingwei, shrugged his shoulders upon hearing this. He clenched his hands tightly, making his joints make a crisp crackling sound. He then echoed, "Master, there's no need for you to do this kind of trivial matter yourself. Just leave it to me. I promise to beat him to a pulp!"

Zhang Jingwei waved his hands and said with a smile, "Forget it, forget it. If we really beat him to the point of incontinence, it would be a very ugly scene."

Tian Cao, who had been lying on the ground pretending to be dead in an attempt to get away with it, could no longer suppress his inner fear after hearing this conversation. He quickly rolled over and climbed up from the ground, retreating backwards while stammering and begging for mercy: "No, no, no... Please don't hit me! I, I didn't say it wasn't me..."

Seeing this, Zhang Jingwei immediately pressed forward, staring at Tian Cao with a sharp gaze, and asked coldly, "So, now you are finally willing to confess honestly and plead guilty?"

Tian Cao said to his wife with a serious face, "Xi'er, I was a little strict in disciplining you, but I only gave you some minor injuries. Besides, didn't your father, Old Man Yang, say anything?"

Zhang Jingwei picked him up and roared, "You! Is that discipline? Who disciplines their wife by inserting a burning candle into her vagina? Who disciplines their wife by cutting off her genitals?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd outside the door who were originally whispering and discussing among themselves suddenly exploded like a powder keg that had been lit!